The graceful lines of the lily of the valley, Spring’s eternal symbol, are echoed in the lace pattern featured here. Bobbles or beads substitute for its tiny bell-shaped flowers. Muguet is a charted pattern.

SHAWL
Wingspan: 51 ½ (62 ¾, 74)“ / 131 (159.5, 188) cm
Length at center back: 26 ½ (32 ¼, 38)” / 67.5 (82, 96.5) cm
Uses sizes 5 and 7 US / 3.75 and 4.5 mm needles
Sample shown was knit with bobbles.

SCARF
Width: 9” / 23 cm
Length: 70” / 178 cm
Uses sizes 6 and 8 US / 4.0 and 5.0 mm needles
Sample shown was knit with size 6/0 beads.

The shawl is knit from the edging up; begin with a large number of stitches and decrease every other row to the top neck. The scarf is knit as two halves from the edging up and grafted in the middle.